News Article: World parliaments prioritise action on maternal, child health April 10, 2012 By SOLA OGUNDIPE Vanguard (Nigeria) PRIORITISATION of action and resources for improving the health of women and children is now a major responsibility of every government all over the world as leaders of 119 national parliaments have resolved to prioritise action and …

News Article: Global MPs vow to prioritise maternal, child healthcare By Gashegu Muramira New Times (Rwanda) Delegates at the 126th Assembly of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Kampala, Uganda have asked parliamentary institutions in the world to prioritise matters of maternal and child health. In the resolution passed, yesterday, parliamentarians were urged to ensure …

News Article: Africa: MDG 5 – Africa Makes Haste Slowly On Maternal Health Vanguard By Sola Ogundipe, 1 April 2012 ANOTHER woman just died in childbirth. Sentenced to death by pregnancy! One dies every 10 minutes. For each maternal death in the world’s most populous black nation, there are at least two dozen survivors, but …

News Article: Africa: Are Maternal Deaths a ‘Right to Life’ Issue? By Tami Hultman 5 April 2012 All Africa Picture yourself in a room with 30 other women – knowing that one of you will die during pregnancy or childbirth. That’s not a concept for a macabre TV show – unless it’s reality TV. A …

Africa: IPU Assembly Adopts Resolution On ‘Access to Health As Basic Right’ By Gloria Iribagiza 5 April 2012 New Times (Rwanda) Nearly 650 Members of Parliament from over 120 countries are attending the 126th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly that kicked off on March 31 and ends today, April 5, in Kampala, Uganda. Pregnant women …

News Article: Nigeria: Improving Health of Women and Children By Ruby Leo, 27 March 2012 Daily Trust (Nigeria) As policymakers, researchers and advocates from across Africa gather in Kampala, Uganda, yesterday for a regional consultation on maternal and reproductive health, the issue these prominent persons were expected to discuss was how to improve the lot …